| Course: CATTERICK | Race date:02/04/08 | Race time:2:20 | Runners:10 |
| Race distance:7f | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:1m 31.02s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghafeer | Tom Eaves | B Ellison | 11 | 9-5 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 9/2 | 2.44 | 2.07 | 1.33 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Polish Priory | Luke Morris | P D Evans | 10 | 7-11 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 5/1 | 2.7 | 2.39 | 2.14 | 1.01 | 2 | ½ |
| Gioacchino | Paul Hanagan | D W Barker | 9 | 8-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6/1 | 3.65 | 2.97 | 2.43 | 1.01 | 3 | 5 |
| Whitcombe Flyer | Royston Ffrench | Miss M E Rowland | 7 | 8-5 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 4/1 | 2.14 | 1.79 | 1.64 | 1.15 | 4 | hd |
| Millenium Sun | Paul Mulrennan | E J Creighton | 3 | 9-5 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 20/1 | 9.4 | 6.88 | 4.8 | 1.74 | 5 | 1½ |
| Only A Splash | Joe Fanning | Mrs R A Carr | 8 | 9-5 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 16/1 | 10.5 | 6.32 | 4.2 | 2.62 | 6 | ½ |
| Scar Tissue | D Nolan | E J Creighton | 6 | 8-11 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 14/1 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 3.65 | 4.1 | 7 | 2¼ |
| Heidi Hi | Andrew Mullen | J R Turner | 4 | 8-11 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 25/1 | 9.4 | 7.84 | 5.36 | 7.4 | 8 | 1 |
| Josama | Mark Lawson | R Bastiman | 1 | 8-11 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 50/1 | 31.37 | 17.23 | 9.2 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| Mister Always | Fergal Lynch | I W McInnes | 2 | 9-11 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 100/30F | 4.11 | 1.94 | 1.75 | 1.46 | 10 | 1½ |
Ghafeer close up, led 2f out, soon ridden and kept on well final furlong
Polish Priory held up, switched right and headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, driven and edged left inside final furlong, kept on
Gioacchino slowly into stride and behind, headway halfway, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, driven and edged left over 1f out, kept on same pace
Whitcombe Flyer tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace
Millenium Sun in touch, effort over 2f out, switched right and ridden well over 1f out, soon driven and no impression
Only A Splash led, ridden along 3f out, headed 2f out and gradually weakened
Scar Tissue always in rear
Heidi Hi dwelt and in rear, some headway on outer 2f out, soon ridden and never a factor
Josama chased leading pair, ridden along ridden along over 2f out and soon weakened
Mister Always in rear, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and never a factor
This was just an ordinary race and GHAFEER, who was the pick of the weights, came good with a career first win in workmanlike style. He has had his wind done since last season and it seems to have done the trick.
Polish Priory, without the headgear she wore in her last four starts last season, ran a decent race here, meeting the winner on 11lb worse terms than in a handicap.
Whitcombe Flyer, a frustrating maiden, had no apparent excuses returned to turf.
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